Shuttle winder and holder



Mar. 3, 1925.

E. J. MERZ SHUTTLE WINDER AND HOLDER Filed Feb. 11, 1924 Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST JOSEPH MERZ, OF SOUTH AUBURN, RHODE ISLAND.

SHUTTLE 'WINDER AND HOLDER.

Application filed February 11, 1924. Serial No. 692,098.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST J. MERZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Auburn, in the county of Cranston and State of Rhode Island, have invented newfand useful Improvements in Shuttle lVinders and Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for winding tatting shuttles, the general object of the invention being to provide a holder for a shaft to which the shuttle is to be attached and which has a handle for rotating the same with means on the holder for directing the thread into the shuttle.

Another object of the invention is to form the parts that the thumb of the hand holding the device can be used for applying ten sion to the thread.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of the device.

Figure 2 is a front view.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view.

In these views, 1 indicates a handle which is provided with a short prong 2 and a long prong 3, the long prong having a bearing 4 for a shaft 5. Acrank handle 6 is connected with the outer end of the shaft and the other end of the shaft is of rectangular shape in cross section to receive the tatting shuttle which is shown at A. The extremity of the shaft is threaded and reduced to receive the nut 7 which holds the shuttle on the shaft. The short prong is provided with a horizontal projection 8 which tapers in both directions from its center so as to force the ends of the shuttle apart as the shuttle is being rotated. The short prong is provided with a slot or groove 9 for receiving the thread, shown at B and the center of the projection 8 is provided with a hole 10 through which the thread passes. A depression 11 is formed in the handle adjacent the base of the short prong to receive the thumb of the hand holding the device so as to apply tension to the thread to insure its being tightly wound on the shuttle.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that when the empty shuttle is placed on the shaft, and the thread passed through the openings in the prong and projection and fastened to the center of the shuttle, said thread will be wound upon the shuttle as the shuttle is being rotated with the shaft by means of the handle 6. As the ends of the shuttle strike the projection they will be forced apart so that the thread can pass between the said ends. By this invention tatting shuttles and the like can be quickly and easily rewound with thread and by pressing the thumb against the thread in the depression 11 the proper tension can be placed thereon to insure its being firmly wound on the shuttle.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent;

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A. device of the class described comprising a handle having a long prong and a short prong, a shaft rotatably mounted in the long prong, a handle on the shaft, means for attaching a shuttle to the shaft, a projection forme on the short prong and tapered in both directions for forcing the ends of the shuttle apart, said short prong having a thread passage therein and a depression adjacent the base of the short prong for receiving the thumb of the hand holding the device for applying tension to the thread.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ERNEST JOSEPH MERZ. 

